Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The York Hoard
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Retreat
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Medieval Minster
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Ripon College for Women
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Viking Coins
- Statue of Napoleon
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The York Observatory
- 62 Low Petergate